1.

Clients on a client/server network share their resources directly with each other
True
False

2. Which network model ensures that no computer on the network has more authority than another?
1. client/server
2. stand alone
3. peer-to-peer
4. distributed

3. The simplest form of a network is a client/server network.
True
False

4. ____ are the distinct units of data that are exchanged between nodes on a network.
1. Segments
2. Data packets
3. Topologies
4. Protocols

5. The phenomenon of offering multiple types of communications services on the same network is known
as ____.
1. convergence
2. unified communications
3. divergence
4. multi-communications

6. A serial backbone is the simplest kind of backbone.
True
False

7. All Ethernet networks, independent of their speed or frame type, use an access method called ____.
1. CSMA
2. CSMA/DC
3. CSAM/CD
4. CSMA/CD

8. Most Ethernet networks are based on the star topology.
True
False

9. The most popular method for connecting nodes on a network is circuit switching.
True
False

10. On an Ethernet network, a(n) ____ is the portion of a network in which collisions occur if two nodes
transmit data at the same time.
1. collision domain
2. crash domain
3. interference domain
4. duplicate domain

11. Which statement accurately describes the OSI model?
1. It describes how software programs interact with humans.
2. It prescribes the type of hardware or software that should support each layer.
3. It describes how software programs interact with other software programs.
4. It describes a theoretical representation of what happens between two nodes communicating
on a network.

12. Which OSI model layer manages data encryption?
1. Physical
2. Session
3. Application
4. Presentation

13. All Transport layer protocols are concerned with reliability.
True
False

14. In which OSI model layer(s) do NICs operate?
1. Physical
2. Network and Physical
3. Data Link
4. Physical and Data Link

15. Which IEEE standard describes Ethernet?
1. 802.1
2. 802.3
3. 802.5
4. 802.11
16. If a device does not know its own IP address, it can still use ARP.
True
False

17. In the TCP/IP protocol suite, ____ is the core protocol responsible for logical addressing.
1. TCP
2. UDP
3. IP
4. ARP

18. The default subnet mask for a Class B network is ____.
1. 255.0.0.0
2. 255.255.0.0
3. 255.255.255.0
4. 255.255.255.255

19. If the standard port number for the Telnet service is 23, a host whose IPv4 address is 10.43.3.87 has a
socket address for Telnet of ____.
1. 10.43.3.87/23
2. 10.43.3.87:23
3. 10.43.3.87-23
4. 23:10.43.3.87

20. The command used to view IP information on a Windows XP or Windows Vista workstation is ifconfig.
True
False

21. Ethernet is an example of a baseband system found on many LANs.
True
False

22. In modulation, a simple wave called a ____ wave, is combined with another analog signal to produce a
unique signal that gets transmitted from one node to another.
1. carrier
2. data
3. information
4. FM

23. Modulation can be used to make a signal conform to a specific pathway.
True
False

24. A digital signal composed of a pulse of positive voltage represents a ____.
1. 0
2. 1
3. 4
4. 8

25. When signals are free to travel in both directions over a medium simultaneously, the transmission is
considered ____.
1. simplex
2. multiplex
3. half-duplex
4. full-duplex